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andy wants to put a square fence in his yard for his pet . He waants to have an area of 100 ft, how many feet of fencing would he need?

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Answer:

Length of the fence = 40 ft

Explanation:

As the yard for the pet is square shaped with area 100 sq. ft, length of each side is given by


\sf side =√(area)\\\\ side = √(100)

= 10 ft

Perimeter:

Perimeter of square = 4 *side

= 4 * 10

= 40 ft

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